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11 November 2019 News
Name Released In Fatal Winnebago County Crash
Winnebago County authorities say a 64-year-old Oshkosh man was killed in a rollover crash on State Highway 91 in the Town of Nepeuskun last Thursday. Mark Hoppe was heading west on the highway when he failed to negotiate a curve near Rabbit Trail Road and went into a ditch. His vehicle rolled over several times. A passerby discovered the crash early that morning. Hoppe was the sole occupant of the vehicle. He died at the scene of the crash.
Arrest In Fatal Bar Shooting
Neenah Police last Friday evening announced the arrest of a 36-year-old Menasha man in last month’s shooting death of 59-year-old Kevin “Hollywood” Hein during a robbery at the Short Branch Saloon. Neenah Police are referring first-degree intentional homicide, robbery, and first degree recklessly endangering safety charges against Casey Cameron. He’s expected to appear in court on the charges this week. Cameron allegedly fired 4 or 5 shots during the robbery hitting Hein. Hein would have turned 60 on October 30th.
Former WCI Inmate Sentenced For Another Inmate’s Beating
A former Waupun Correctional inmate involved in the severe beating of another inmate has been sentenced to an additional five years in prison and three years of extended supervision. Twenty-eight-year-old Sir Jordan Cosby was sentenced in Dodge County court last Friday for charges stemming from the June 7th, 2017 incident. Jordan and another inmate attacked a third inmate leaving the victim bloody, unconscious, and with severe trauma to his head and face. As prison staff intervened one of the attackers shouted, “That’s for my brother.” In August a jury found Cosby guilty of battery by prisoners and substantial battery charges.
Gary Will Plans To Seek Another Term On FDL County Board
Although Ripon Mayor Gary Will has decided not to seek a sixth term as Mayor of the city he plans to run for another term on the Fond du Lac County Board. Will says he wanted to cut back on some of his meetings to spend more time with family. When he leaves office as Mayor next April he will have served in that capacity for 10 years or five terms. He’s also in his fourth term on the County Board and intends to seek another in next spring’s election. “To be able to serve on the County Board is great and has I think served Ripon well as of this point right now I plan on continuing to run for the County Board.” Meanwhile Ripon Alderman Doug Iverson has announced his intention to run for Mayor.
Law Enforcement Recruitment Getting Tougher
Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll says it is much more difficult to recruit law enforcement officers these days. He notes the public’s perception of law enforcement has evolved over the years and while plenty of people still respect the job they do there is more negativity expressed towards them. Attacks on officers and fire fighters have also escalated. Podoll says they don’t see as many applying for law enforcement openings as they used to. “There are dedicated people out there that are going to continue to be a family of law enforcement, but it is tough. Before we would have a hundred some applicants going for one or two positions and now if we get twenty that’s a big number.”
Sales Tax Continues To Benefit FDL County
The half percent sales tax continues to be an asset to Fond du Lac County when it comes to balancing county budgets, road projects, and economic development. Over the years the tax has helped nearly 20 businesses including Mercury Marine, which the tax was developed to originally help out. County Executive Al Buechel says it has been beneficial in other ways for the county. “We have been using the sales tax to fund capital projects, to fund capital equipment purchases, improvements to our software systems in the county. All of that needed to be done. We would either not been able to do it or we would have had to borrow money so the sales tax has really helped a lot.” Last year the county brought in nearly $8.3 million through the sales tax.
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